Fines of up to $50,000 and referrals to the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner could be doled out to individuals and legal practitioners who are caught luring victims into civil injury claims.
A law firm director fought back against an order that he retain a lawyer to act on his practice’s behalf, telling a court it was based on “cynically, deliberately and knowingly false evidence”.
Global legal technology company Consilio has appointed a pioneer in e-discovery to the position of regional director for Australia.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. The question is: how should it be used, writes Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio.
The former chief operating officer of global business services for BigLaw firm Clyde & Co is joining Alt-V Law, as the firm looks to deepen its executive-level credibility and expand its presence across APAC.
Burnout can be the bane of professional longevity – here, one firm owner reflects on how taking sufficient holidays, mentally clocking off after work, and having the right support system when you are at work are essential to creating needed balance.
National law firm FCL Lawyers is expanding into Darwin to establish its fourth office.
National law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has named a new managing partner, who will assume the role from October.
The Federal Court made a number of final decisions to arrive at an appropriate penalty for the ABC’s unlawful firing of Antoinette Lattouf, including the number of contraventions, the leak to a rival newspaper, and the broadcaster’s commitment to the Australian public.
In its decision to approve a $100 million penalty, the Federal Court slammed Optus’ senior management as “predatory” for its failure to urgently stop its stores from exploiting vulnerable consumers.
